Travis at Baylor Speech

In Mid-July, Travis started a four week

speech therapy stint at Baylor. 

He goes to Hillcrest speech for his swallowing

three times a week in the morning and then to

Baylor for speech four days a week at 4:15. 

This was our first day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 God has provided yet again...

this time he has TWO therapists

and they are wonderful!!!

So thankful for Joy & Lindsey...

Scott takes Travis on Wednesdays

and a friend has started taking him on Tuesdays.

  SO, so thankful for this friend by the way.

 It is my priviledge to take

him the other days:)

Sometimes it is just me...

and other times we have company! ;) 

 

 

Hillcrest is focusing only on his swallowing

under the guidance of an expert in Florida.

I am asking for BIG BOLD prayers that

they will continue to work with him.

This is HUGE...and a swallow study at

the end of this month will determine whether

they are able to continue their work

with him or not.  We will be devastated

if they are not able.  Devastated!

So please pray!!!!!

The Baylor Speech program has yet

again been WONDERFUL!!!

Joy and Lindsay were just perfect...

so smart and talented and kind.

They are going to be incredible

speech therapists.  They worked

our Superman hard!!! 

Trav didn't mind it a bit though...lots of

breathing exercises, vowel sounds,

tongue and lip exercises, etc.

There is SOOOOO much involved

in speech therapy. I just never even knew!

 Last day of the summer session!!!

Four weeks, Four days a week...

he never missed a session!

Lynna came the last day and she and Travis

met with the amazing therapists.  They

were very positive about his progress

and showed how he had made

advancements on his breathing and other

exercises.  We are SOOOOO very,

very thankful for PrOGrESS!!!!!!!

I remember exactly where I was

standing at Texas Neuro when the

doctor told us that Travis might not

ever speak or eat again.  It

was down right unbelievable. 

In fact, I remember telling my parents

and they were upset that we were

telling others ~ they just thought it

could NOT be and why would we

tell people that :( Well, here we are.

And it's STILL unbelievable. 

 

BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I always come back to this verse

when I think about our journey in

speech and I faithfully and fervently

pray this is in God's will for Travis:

 

"I will help you speak and I will

teach you what to say."

Exodus 4:12